We are moving to Spain in the Summer and registered our son in March in the local school. The office asked about residencia and we said we would do this when we arrive in Spain. They accepted this and there was no problem. Hope this helps.

With the economic situation the way it is at the moment we were planing to come over for an initial 6 months to see how things went . We didn't think we would have to apply for residency until we knew if we were staying or not. Does the volantede empadriemento not prove you are living in the school area and can you get this without becoming a full resident?